Ah not this again (EDIT: see this link for a better explanation than mine: lemmy.ca/comment/5401873 )
Your source there lists it as:
CIA → RFA → OTF → Signal
My understanding is that the CIA operated a news agency in the 50s, then decades later the 2012 president of the news agency started the Open Technology Fund to “help better protect reporters and sources for the news organization with enhanced digital security technology”. That organization made (publicly documented) investments in projects including the Tor Project and Signal. Even if someone thinks the OTF is sinister, the total amount over 5 years was $3M.
At this point I have to wonder whether the “Signal is CIA funded” narrative is not just butthurt Russian trolls mad at the fact it’s also used by spies and informants for secure communication.
Is there any way to link to a Lemmy comment/post that doesn’t redirect me to the web page of a different instance? Something like the way we can use !privacyguides
You get a random digits after your username, like “User.11”. It defaulted to two for me, but I am able to customize those digits. On mobile I get the option under Settings -> click my avatar/name.
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